Introducing the new 360 controller with improved d-pad

"The controller will only be available with the new Play & Charge Kit that will launch on November 9th for US $64.99."

Does that mean that they won't even come with new 360s?

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I disagree. This is still the best controller:

Aidenfury19

Best controller of the time undoubtedly, but a lot of that is nostalgia. The controller is/was tiny by today's standards and the d-pad doesn't have enough depth compared to some of those that have come after it.

I agree, it isn't fitted for today's games. But playing Donkey Kong Country 2 on it still feels perfect :D

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I disagree. This is still the best controller:

R4gn4r0k

Best controller of the time undoubtedly, but a lot of that is nostalgia. The controller is/was tiny by today's standards and the d-pad doesn't have enough depth compared to some of those that have come after it.

I agree, it isn't fitted for today's games. But playing Donkey Kong Country 2 on it still feels perfect :D

No disagreement here. :P

good news that they finally fixed the dpad... dont know why they changed all the colors around tho. Bad idea imo.

They should have made the Halo Reach wireless controller like this. It looks awesome imo.

Majorly sexy controller. About time though for real.

It looks nice, but I am not sure if I will pick one up or not... at least not right away.

The thing is will that d-pad feel actually different since by the looks of it all it did was take out the fat that were in the corners of the d-pad.. I cant fully judge the d-pad till I try it which will proboly be never since I sure as hell aint buying it. Also whats with the dumb button colors. I rather have the b,y,r,g collors.

I like what they did to the d-pad, but why did they sap the color from the face buttons?SuperNecro

for the look of it

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"]Pretty sexy and with an improved D-Pad it is now definitely the best controller ever made.CuteCakes

Don't really like the grey buttons in place of the colors.

No wired version=no buy for me. I don't sit 2 rooms away from the tv often enough to warrant paying so much for a wireless controller.

lol, its a little late now lol. They shouldve did it with the new slim consoles. Makes more sense :Pnavyguy21

[QUOTE="CuteCakes"][QUOTE="tomarlyn"]Pretty sexy and with an improved D-Pad it is now definitely the best controller ever made.CwlHeddwyn

no1: Why did MS release a controller with a duff D-Pad in the first place (especially considering the Xbox S-Controller was ace)

Yeah, the S-controllers were really nice but just like the Sixaxis it didn't have rumble, just like the Wiimote it didn't have Wiimotion plus. All the console controllers this gen had changes.

no2: Is this new controller worth the price?

This controller bundle is still the same price as before. Personally I mostly try to not buy at MSRP.

no3: Why wont MS replace the current design entirely with this new one? Just like all redesigned hardware so far, it will take time for them to clear the old stock and start bundling them in the new stock. This controller was just announced.

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Microsoft Marketing is Genius. It even stops people from thinking logically.

How can someone call this a deal. Look at the bolded red. I still dont get how anyone can defend this company for its shoddy overpriced accesories. i can get a 8 battery eneloop charger kit for 20 bucks. And that comes with 8 batteries.

Blaze-Agent

I'd like to where you can buy that because in Canada it costs $50 for 4 batteries and a recharger. So the play and charge kit is still cheaper.

look on ebay. plenty of deals

I hope this is included in all future 360 consoles

The old S controllers had just as "bad" a D pad as the 360 controllerAnjunaddict

Interesting. It looks good, but I'm surprised they removed the color from the buttons. musicalmac

maybe they were going for a stylish look? well dont people know the controller scheme by now without the colors? this is different then razers controller. their has a different d pad unlike this one. like all the d buttons are not connect togather. though Im suprise razers controller and microsofts controller is very close togather. still, even if their very close togather.=, Im getting razer's controller TE edition. Of course there is going be someone complaining the price for the TE edition for not being wireless.

Damn I just bought a new controller... well I guess I had to replace the broken somehow it's not like I was gonna wait :P.

Looks pretty nice.

[QUOTE="Anjunaddict"]The old S controllers had just as "bad" a D pad as the 360 controllerCwlHeddwyn

It feels exactly the same to me, ive been using the dpad loads recently because im playing Shenmue 2

They need to make the controller bigger, then there problem is solved.n00bkid

Best controller ever made confirmed! I don't play enough games that really need the d-pad though to warrant a purchase.-RocBoys9489-

(plus its cheaper too but its not wireless)

I like it, very stylish and the DPad being improved is a major plus.

[QUOTE="musicalmac"]Interesting. It looks good, but I'm surprised they removed the color from the buttons. TheShadowLord07

maybe they were going for a stylish look? well dont people know the controller scheme by now without the colors? this is different then razers controller. their has a different d pad unlike this one. like all the d buttons are not connect togather. though Im suprise razers controller and microsofts controller is very close togather. still, even if their very close togather.=, Im getting razer's controller TE edition. Of course there is going be someone complaining the price for the TE edition for not being wireless.

I wish they separated it like the playstation one, while keeping the chrome, and didnt charge $65 dollars for it. That'd be something I'd be willing to get behind. Its as good as it'll get though unfortunately, so oh well. Oh & whats with taking the color out of the buttons though?? It'd be pretty righteous if they put small circles of color along the ring of the facebuttons. It'd be asking too much, but I wish they would redesign the bumpers too. They always felt a little stiff.

That sounded pretty negative in nitpick kind of way lol. Bottom line is its good, but it could be better.

That controller looks pretty fly.

65 bucks? yeah sounds like microsoft

Razer better launch their Onza before Nov 2nd otherwise they might not get as many sales as they would have with this launching around the saem time.

kuu2

65 bucks? yeah sounds like microsoft

Classic24

Looks nice but even if I owned a 360, $65 no thanks